Local Wages 23-2011.00 - Paralegals and Legal Assistants

In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $55,650.
  • 10% of workers earn $37,570 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $60,840 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $56,310.
  • 10% of workers earn $36,300 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $94,540 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $59,200.
  • 10% of workers earn $37,690 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $94,960 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$37,690$46,850$59,200$75,560$94,960
Texas$36,300$43,680$56,310$73,130$94,540
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,570$39,760$55,650$56,850$60,840
Abilene, TX$21,350$36,110$47,510$55,180$64,250
Amarillo, TX$27,610$37,180$48,240$59,180$70,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX$39,190$41,900$55,730$72,170$87,980
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22,170$37,630$48,140$60,570$72,590
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29,080$35,660$41,200$47,090$66,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$24,920$35,080$39,210$54,040$80,670
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28,100$36,600$45,070$56,320$87,110
College Station-Bryan, TX$26,790$37,120$47,520$59,530$79,560
Corpus Christi, TX$38,020$39,690$49,160$63,070$81,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$45,290$47,700$60,200$77,940$96,610
El Paso, TX$31,530$36,240$45,860$53,620$60,560
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29,080$35,090$45,390$56,320$80,790
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$37,660$47,000$58,550$79,240$97,380
Killeen-Temple, TX$34,890$37,990$48,510$62,470$75,850
Laredo, TX$20,470$35,070$45,910$57,810$84,570
Longview, TX$21,010$36,340$47,770$56,650$90,150
Lubbock, TX$31,360$36,800$47,170$59,000$72,260
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$20,020$21,340$34,060$39,830$58,090
Midland, TX$28,050$40,780$49,720$71,020$95,740
Odessa, TX$37,080$40,440$48,990$61,920$74,910
San Angelo, TX$21,100$36,840$45,200$56,890$77,690
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$22,650$38,900$49,390$66,310$80,270
Sherman-Denison, TX$26,950$36,800$46,010$53,750$63,080
Texarkana, TX-AR$18,380$35,350$46,060$60,850$63,740
Tyler, TX$36,240$44,700$49,350$59,280$73,910
Victoria, TX$21,540$37,210$47,800$59,470$79,920
Waco, TX$26,370$37,640$48,860$60,440$74,710
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,070$35,160$47,010$47,940$60,200
Wichita Falls, TX$21,010$35,730$43,740$49,650$60,890

In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $26.75 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.06 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $29.25 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $27.07 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.45 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $45.45 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $28.46 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.12 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $45.66 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$18.12$22.52$28.46$36.33$45.66
Texas$17.45$21.00$27.07$35.16$45.45
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.06$19.11$26.75$27.33$29.25
Abilene, TX$10.27$17.36$22.84$26.53$30.89
Amarillo, TX$13.28$17.88$23.19$28.45$33.80
Austin-Round Rock, TX$18.84$20.14$26.79$34.70$42.30
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$10.66$18.09$23.14$29.12$34.90
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$13.98$17.15$19.81$22.64$32.07
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$11.98$16.87$18.85$25.98$38.78
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$13.51$17.60$21.67$27.08$41.88
College Station-Bryan, TX$12.88$17.85$22.85$28.62$38.25
Corpus Christi, TX$18.28$19.08$23.64$30.32$39.16
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$21.77$22.93$28.94$37.47$46.45
El Paso, TX$15.16$17.42$22.05$25.78$29.11
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$13.98$16.87$21.82$27.08$38.84
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$18.11$22.59$28.15$38.09$46.82
Killeen-Temple, TX$16.77$18.26$23.32$30.03$36.47
Laredo, TX$9.84$16.86$22.07$27.79$40.66
Longview, TX$10.10$17.47$22.97$27.24$43.34
Lubbock, TX$15.08$17.69$22.68$28.37$34.74
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$9.63$10.26$16.37$19.15$27.93
Midland, TX$13.49$19.60$23.91$34.15$46.03
Odessa, TX$17.83$19.44$23.55$29.77$36.01
San Angelo, TX$10.15$17.71$21.73$27.35$37.35
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$10.89$18.70$23.74$31.88$38.59
Sherman-Denison, TX$12.96$17.69$22.12$25.84$30.33
Texarkana, TX-AR$8.84$17.00$22.14$29.26$30.65
Tyler, TX$17.43$21.49$23.72$28.50$35.53
Victoria, TX$10.36$17.89$22.98$28.59$38.42
Waco, TX$12.68$18.09$23.49$29.06$35.92
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.86$16.90$22.60$23.05$28.94
Wichita Falls, TX$10.10$17.18$21.03$23.87$29.27